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Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 169
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
ALL PEOPLE                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                       
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                       
 Total                              275,924           38,464           237,460     200,093     177,140      92,718       66,662      28,360         28,360      37,010 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Age                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Under 18 years                       71,936            8,185            63,751      51,037      47,935         277       16,644      14,486         14,486         499 
 Under 6 years                       23,466            2,524            20,942      15,838      15,214           0        6,439       5,671          5,671         187 
 6 to 11 years                       24,567            2,760            21,806      17,429      16,544           0        5,671       4,995          4,995         144 
 12 to 17 years                      23,903            2,901            21,003      17,770      16,177         277        4,534       3,821          3,821         169 
18 to 24 years                       26,965            7,350            19,615      17,472      14,404       6,278        3,198       2,344          2,344         161 
25 to 34 years                       37,440            7,926            29,514      27,009      25,497      19,859        3,367       2,355          2,355         424 
35 to 44 years                       44,780            6,938            37,842      35,212      33,254      24,005        3,885       2,399          2,399         815 
45 to 54 years                       38,040            4,571            33,469      31,050      29,009      21,581        3,775       1,869          1,869       1,319 
55 to 64 years                       23,784            3,248            20,536      18,022      15,881      12,054        3,947       1,615          1,615       2,058 
Under 65 years                      242,946           38,219           204,727     179,801     165,980      84,055       34,816      25,068         25,068       5,276 
65 years and over                    32,978              245            32,733      20,292      11,160       8,663       31,847       3,293          3,293      31,733 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Sex                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Male                                134,943           20,037           114,905      98,346      88,230      52,256       29,990      12,549         12,549      16,218 
Female                              140,981           18,426           122,555     101,747      88,910      40,461       36,673      15,811         15,811      20,792 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Nativity                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                       
Native                              246,041           29,018           217,023     183,681     162,573      83,223       60,902      25,408         25,408      33,686 
Foreign-born                         29,883            9,446            20,437      16,412      14,567       9,495        5,761       2,952          2,952       3,324 
 Naturalized citizen                 11,378            1,805             9,573       7,599       6,605       4,631        3,158       1,075          1,075       2,432 
 Not a citizen                       18,505            7,641            10,864       8,814       7,963       4,864        2,602       1,877          1,877         892 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Region                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Northeast                            52,228            5,922            46,306      39,270      35,139      18,160       12,960       5,999          5,999       7,479 
Midwest                              63,586            6,837            56,749      50,132      44,246      22,279       13,676       5,306          5,306       8,342 
South                                96,759           15,195            81,563      67,370      59,714      32,388       24,551       9,584          9,584      13,888 
West                                 63,351           10,509            52,842      43,321      38,042      19,891       15,475       7,471          7,471       7,300 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 170
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In families                         229,455           30,630           198,825     169,016     153,174      69,543       51,845      23,929         23,929      24,947 
Householders                         72,380            8,590            63,790      55,265      49,310      38,053       17,946       4,705          4,705      12,648 
 Under 65 years                      60,774            8,531            52,243      47,804      44,802      34,361        6,753       3,871          3,871       1,495 
 65 years and over                   11,606               59            11,547       7,462       4,508       3,692       11,192         833            833      11,153 
 Spouse present                      55,603            5,031            50,572      45,594      41,048      30,019       12,978       1,956          1,956      10,096 
 No spouse present                   16,777            3,559            13,218       9,671       8,262       8,034        4,968       2,748          2,748       2,552 
Spouses of householders              55,603            5,529            50,074      45,211      40,680      23,240       11,978       2,080          2,080       8,800 
 Under 65 years                      47,328            5,484            41,844      39,643      37,419      21,497        3,983       1,585          1,585         833 
 65 years and over                    8,275               44             8,230       5,568       3,261       1,743        7,995         495            495       7,966 
Children of householders             86,495           11,521            74,975      62,541      58,218       5,572       16,738      14,006         14,006         985 
 Under 6 years                       21,086            1,837            19,249      15,028      14,468           0        5,435       4,728          4,728         143 
 6 to 11 years                       22,514            2,242            20,272      16,575      15,738           0        4,898       4,248          4,248         128 
 12 to 17 years                      21,598            2,140            19,457      16,786      15,435         232        3,856       3,203          3,203         142 
 > 17 years                          21,298            5,301            15,997      14,153      12,578       5,339        2,549       1,828          1,828         572 
Other relatives of householders      14,977            4,990             9,986       5,999       4,966       2,679        5,183       3,138          3,138       2,514 
In unrelated subfamilies              1,326              322             1,003         721         651         252          359         294            294          28 
Unrelated individuals                45,143            7,512            37,632      30,356      23,316      22,923       14,458       4,137          4,137      12,035 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In married-couple families          180,272           19,732           160,540     143,091     130,748      57,271       36,023      11,999         11,999      20,525 
Husbands                             55,611            4,890            50,721      45,665      41,137      33,712       13,389       1,854          1,854      10,670 
 Under 65 years                      45,531            4,825            40,705      38,746      36,788      30,041        3,690       1,246          1,246       1,000 
 65 years and over                   10,080               65            10,015       6,919       4,349       3,671        9,698         608            608       9,670 
Wives                                55,611            5,672            49,938      45,148      40,600      19,553       11,573       2,182          2,182       8,227 
 Under 65 years                      47,954            5,646            42,308      40,041      37,712      18,309        4,163       1,752          1,752         843 
 65 years and over                    7,657               27             7,630       5,107       2,887       1,243        7,410         430            430       7,384 
Children under 18 years              51,951            5,038            46,913      40,979      38,920         178        8,528       6,698          6,698         289 
 Under 6 years                       17,426            1,619            15,807      13,309      12,826           0        3,434       2,763          2,763         120 
 6 to 11 years                       17,628            1,755            15,873      13,916      13,202           0        2,803       2,221          2,221          79 
 12 to 17 years                      16,897            1,664            15,233      13,754      12,891         178        2,292       1,714          1,714          90 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 171
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                    Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                                 Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         Own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                                 at any time  health insurance     private  Employment  Employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                      Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                       
In families with female                                                                                                                                                
householders, no spouse present      37,422            7,620            29,801      19,312      16,677       8,807       13,193      10,351         10,351       3,313 
Householders                         12,525            2,436            10,089       7,095       6,011       5,872        4,128       2,382          2,382       2,037 
 Under 65 years                      34,900            7,590            27,310      18,225      16,119       8,294       10,772       9,964          9,964         916 
 65 years and over                    2,522               31             2,491       1,087         558         513        2,420         387            387       2,397 
Children under 18                    15,446            2,194            13,252       7,485       6,751          67        6,833       6,630          6,630         161 
 Under 6 years                        4,655              635             4,020       1,820       1,716           0        2,527       2,469          2,469          40 
 6 to 11 years                        5,524              736             4,787       2,715       2,602           0        2,451       2,378          2,378          54 
 12 to 17 years                       5,268              823             4,445       2,951       2,433          67        1,854       1,783          1,783          68 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Household Income                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                       
Less than $25,000                    60,870           13,808            47,062      25,150      16,876      10,612       31,851      16,817         16,817      17,560 
$25,000 to $49,999                   75,235           12,715            62,520      52,866      45,891      24,978       19,347       7,343          7,343      11,044 
$50,000 to $74,999                   59,156            6,453            52,704      49,314      45,856      23,158        7,984       2,498          2,498       4,219 
$75,000 or more                      80,662            5,488            75,175      72,763      68,518      33,970        7,481       1,703          1,703       4,187 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Education                                                                                                                                                              
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               203,988           30,278           173,709     149,056     129,205      92,440       50,018      13,875         13,875      36,510 
No high school diploma               33,948            9,025            24,924      15,560      12,106       7,490       14,623       5,593          5,593      11,073 
High school grad,only                65,839           10,816            55,023      46,747      40,127      28,333       17,776       4,768          4,768      13,061 
Some college,no degree               40,070            5,369            34,701      31,108      26,613      17,621        7,911       1,937          1,937       5,219 
Associate degree                     15,703            1,620            14,083      12,955      11,692       8,597        2,697         585            585       1,732 
Bachelor's degree +                  48,427            3,449            44,978      42,687      38,667      30,399        7,011         991            991       5,425 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Work experience                                                                                                                                                        
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               171,009           30,033           140,976     128,765     118,045      83,777       18,172      10,582         10,582       4,777 
Worked during the year              140,408           22,806           117,602     112,723     104,713      80,149        8,690       4,617          4,617         797 
 Full-time                          117,483           18,056            99,427      96,307      90,968      75,676        6,131       2,941          2,941         425 
 Part-time                           22,925            4,750            18,175      16,416      13,745       4,473        2,559       1,677          1,677         372 
Did not work                         30,601            7,227            23,374      16,041      13,332       3,629        9,482       5,965          5,965       3,980 
                                                                                                                                                                       
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                              
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                       
Total                               140,408           22,806           117,602     112,723     104,713      80,149        8,690       4,617          4,617         797 
Less than 25 employees               38,963           10,785            28,178      26,507      22,114      12,327        2,489       1,599          1,599         254 
25 to 99 employees                   17,896            3,316            14,580      13,999      13,165      10,018          937         591            591          93 
100 to 499 employees                 19,053            2,333            16,721      16,217      15,579      12,752          995         609            609         112 
500 to 999 employees                  7,618              817             6,801       6,626       6,377       5,251          382         213            213          45 
1000 or more employees               56,878            5,555            51,323      49,374      47,479      39,801        3,887       1,606          1,606         294 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 172
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
ALL PEOPLE                                                                                
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                      8,316        5,472       21,051         5,198 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                              2,115        2,707          132           263 
 Under 6 years                                746          958           38            94 
 6 to 11 years                                689          900           52            87 
 12 to 17 years                               681          849           42            82 
18 to 24 years                                777          598           40            57 
25 to 34 years                                822          380          100           224 
35 to 44 years                              1,167          418          221           425 
45 to 54 years                              1,142          357          434           460 
55 to 64 years                                898          272          763           510 
Under 65 years                              6,921        4,732        1,689         1,939 
65 years and over                           1,395          740       19,362         3,260 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                        4,425        2,630        9,438         2,082 
Female                                      3,892        2,842       11,613         3,116 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                      7,874        5,033       19,842         4,335 
Foreign-born                                  442          439        1,209           864 
 Naturalized citizen                          276          182          978           555 
 Not a citizen                                166          256          232           309 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                     855        1,253        4,452         1,134 
Midwest                                     1,221        1,218        5,544           866 
South                                       3,993        1,737        7,281         2,089 
West                                        2,247        1,264        3,774         1,109 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 173
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                    
                                                                                          
In families                                 7,429        4,726       14,474         2,969 
Householders                                2,497          926        7,696         1,211 
 Under 65 years                             1,880          690          603           395 
 65 years and over                            617          236        7,093           816 
 Spouse present                             2,278          600        6,645           711 
 No spouse present                            218          326        1,051           500 
Spouses of householders                     2,267          582        5,726           651 
 Under 65 years                             1,816          395          410           162 
 65 years and over                            451          187        5,316           489 
Children of householders                    2,449        2,855          233           485 
 Under 6 years                                710          850           33            79 
 6 to 11 years                                664          816           52            78 
 12 to 17 years                               632          776           39            70 
 > 17 years                                   443          413          109           257 
Other relatives of householders               216          362          820           622 
In unrelated subfamilies                       41           30           13             5 
Unrelated individuals                         846          716        6,564         2,225 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                  6,740        3,055       12,894         1,909 
Husbands                                    2,284          587        7,076           756 
 Under 65 years                             1,685          350          488           159 
 65 years and over                            600          237        6,588           598 
Wives                                       2,266          595        5,296           606 
 Under 65 years                             1,836          437          427           179 
 65 years and over                            430          157        4,870           427 
Children under 18 years                     1,821        1,567          100           134 
 Under 6 years                                656          590           30            54 
 6 to 11 years                                597          516           39            45 
 12 to 17 years                               568          461           32            35 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 174
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
In families with female                                                                   
householders, no spouse present               446        1,398        1,168           820 
Householders                                  124          281          837           388 
 Under 65 years                               401        1,367          160           447 
 65 years and over                             45           31        1,008           373 
Children under 18                             184          943           22           110 
 Under 6 years                                 59          307            0            31 
 6 to 11 years                                 73          322           13            37 
 12 to 17 years                                52          314            9            42 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                           1,550        1,995        8,065         3,417 
$25,000 to $49,999                          2,684        1,733        7,197         1,028 
$50,000 to $74,999                          1,904          854        2,904           380 
$75,000 or more                             2,178          890        2,885           373 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                       6,201        2,765       20,919         4,936 
No high school diploma                        667          721        4,671         2,342 
High school grad,only                       2,016        1,072        7,985         1,495 
Some college,no degree                      1,612          462        3,270           528 
Associate degree                              667          146        1,141           159 
Bachelor's degree +                         1,240          363        3,852           412 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                       4,806        2,025        1,557         1,676 
Worked during the year                      3,587        1,271          398           230 
 Full-time                                  2,910          954          265            96 
 Part-time                                    677          317          134           134 
Did not work                                1,219          754        1,159         1,446 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                       3,587        1,271          398           230 
Less than 25 employees                        734          307          108            72 
25 to 99 employees                            297          160           27            40 
100 to 499 employees                          326          222           66            39 
500 to 999 employees                          150           86           25            24 
1000 or more employees                      2,081          496          174            55 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 175
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
ALL PEOPLE                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                     
Number/Percent                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                     
 Total                             100.00            13.94             86.06       72.52       64.20       33.60        24.16       10.28          10.28       13.41 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Age                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Under 18 years                     100.00            11.38             88.62       70.95       66.64        0.39        23.14       20.14          20.14        0.69 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            10.76             89.24       67.49       64.83        0.00        27.44       24.16          24.16        0.80 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            11.24             88.76       70.95       67.34        0.00        23.09       20.33          20.33        0.59 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            12.14             87.86       74.34       67.68        1.16        18.97       15.98          15.98        0.70 
18 to 24 years                     100.00            27.26             72.74       64.79       53.42       23.28        11.86        8.69           8.69        0.60 
25 to 34 years                     100.00            21.17             78.83       72.14       68.10       53.04         8.99        6.29           6.29        1.13 
35 to 44 years                     100.00            15.49             84.51       78.63       74.26       53.61         8.68        5.36           5.36        1.82 
45 to 54 years                     100.00            12.02             87.98       81.63       76.26       56.73         9.92        4.91           4.91        3.47 
55 to 64 years                     100.00            13.66             86.34       75.77       66.77       50.68        16.59        6.79           6.79        8.65 
Under 65 years                     100.00            15.73             84.27       74.01       68.32       34.60        14.33       10.32          10.32        2.17 
65 years and over                  100.00             0.74             99.26       61.53       33.84       26.27        96.57        9.98           9.98       96.23 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Sex                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Male                               100.00            14.85             85.15       72.88       65.38       38.72        22.22        9.30           9.30       12.02 
Female                             100.00            13.07             86.93       72.17       63.07       28.70        26.01       11.22          11.22       14.75 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Nativity                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                     
Native                             100.00            11.79             88.21       74.65       66.08       33.82        24.75       10.33          10.33       13.69 
Foreign-born                       100.00            31.61             68.39       54.92       48.75       31.77        19.28        9.88           9.88       11.12 
 Naturalized citizen               100.00            15.87             84.13       66.78       58.05       40.70        27.76        9.45           9.45       21.37 
 Not a citizen                     100.00            41.29             58.71       47.63       43.03       26.28        14.06       10.15          10.15        4.82 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Region                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Northeast                          100.00            11.34             88.66       75.19       67.28       34.77        24.81       11.49          11.49       14.32 
Midwest                            100.00            10.75             89.25       78.84       69.58       35.04        21.51        8.34           8.34       13.12 
South                              100.00            15.70             84.30       69.63       61.71       33.47        25.37        9.91           9.91       14.35 
West                               100.00            16.59             83.41       68.38       60.05       31.40        24.43       11.79          11.79       11.52 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 176
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                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Relationship                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
In families                        100.00            13.35             86.65       73.66       66.76       30.31        22.59       10.43          10.43       10.87 
Householders                       100.00            11.87             88.13       76.35       68.13       52.57        24.79        6.50           6.50       17.47 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            14.04             85.96       78.66       73.72       56.54        11.11        6.37           6.37        2.46 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.51             99.49       64.29       38.84       31.81        96.44        7.18           7.18       96.10 
 Spouse present                    100.00             9.05             90.95       82.00       73.82       53.99        23.34        3.52           3.52       18.16 
 No spouse present                 100.00            21.21             78.79       57.65       49.25       47.89        29.61       16.38          16.38       15.21 
Spouses of householders            100.00             9.94             90.06       81.31       73.16       41.80        21.54        3.74           3.74       15.83 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            11.59             88.41       83.76       79.06       45.42         8.42        3.35           3.35        1.76 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.54             99.46       67.29       39.41       21.06        96.62        5.98           5.98       96.28 
Children of householders           100.00            13.32             86.68       72.31       67.31        6.44        19.35       16.19          16.19        1.14 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             8.71             91.29       71.27       68.61        0.00        25.77       22.42          22.42        0.68 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             9.96             90.04       73.62       69.90        0.00        21.76       18.87          18.87        0.57 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             9.91             90.09       77.72       71.46        1.08        17.86       14.83          14.83        0.66 
 > 17 years                        100.00            24.89             75.11       66.46       59.06       25.07        11.97        8.58           8.58        2.69 
Other relatives of householders    100.00            33.32             66.68       40.05       33.16       17.89        34.61       20.95          20.95       16.78 
In unrelated subfamilies           100.00            24.31             75.69       54.35       49.11       18.98        27.09       22.21          22.21        2.11 
Unrelated individuals              100.00            16.64             83.36       67.24       51.65       50.78        32.03        9.17           9.17       26.66 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In married-couple families         100.00            10.95             89.05       79.38       72.53       31.77        19.98        6.66           6.66       11.39 
Husbands                           100.00             8.79             91.21       82.12       73.97       60.62        24.08        3.33           3.33       19.19 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            10.60             89.40       85.10       80.80       65.98         8.10        2.74           2.74        2.20 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.64             99.36       68.64       43.14       36.42        96.21        6.03           6.03       95.93 
Wives                              100.00            10.20             89.80       81.19       73.01       35.16        20.81        3.92           3.92       14.79 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            11.77             88.23       83.50       78.64       38.18         8.68        3.65           3.65        1.76 
 65 years and over                 100.00             0.35             99.65       66.70       37.71       16.24        96.77        5.61           5.61       96.43 
Children under 18 years            100.00             9.70             90.30       78.88       74.92        0.34        16.42       12.89          12.89        0.56 
 Under 6 years                     100.00             9.29             90.71       76.37       73.60        0.00        19.71       15.85          15.85        0.69 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00             9.95             90.05       78.94       74.89        0.00        15.90       12.60          12.60        0.45 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00             9.85             90.15       81.40       76.29        1.05        13.56       10.15          10.15        0.53 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 177
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                                  Covered by                          Covered by                              Covered by             
                                               Not covered      some type of  Covered by  Covered by         own   Covered by                Medicaid or             
                                               at any time  health insurance     private  employment  employment   government  Covered by  Indian Health  Covered by 
                                    Total  during the year   during the year   insurance       based       based  health plan    Medicaid        Service    Medicare 
                                                                                                                                                                     
In families with female                                                                                                                                              
householders, no spouse present    100.00            20.36             79.64       51.61       44.57       23.53        35.25       27.66          27.66        8.85 
Householders                       100.00            19.45             80.55       56.65       47.99       46.88        32.96       19.02          19.02       16.26 
 Under 65 years                    100.00            21.75             78.25       52.22       46.19       23.77        30.87       28.55          28.55        2.62 
 65 years and over                 100.00             1.22             98.78       43.11       22.14       20.32        95.97       15.36          15.36       95.04 
Children under 18                  100.00            14.20             85.80       48.46       43.70        0.43        44.23       42.92          42.92        1.04 
 Under 6 years                     100.00            13.63             86.37       39.09       36.86        0.00        54.29       53.05          53.05        0.86 
 6 to 11 years                     100.00            13.33             86.67       49.15       47.11        0.00        44.37       43.05          43.05        0.97 
 12 to 17 years                    100.00            15.63             84.37       56.01       46.18        1.27        35.20       33.84          33.84        1.28 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Household Income                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                     
Less than $25,000                  100.00            22.68             77.32       41.32       27.72       17.43        52.33       27.63          27.63       28.85 
$25,000 to $49,999                 100.00            16.90             83.10       70.27       61.00       33.20        25.71        9.76           9.76       14.68 
$50,000 to $74,999                 100.00            10.91             89.09       83.36       77.52       39.15        13.50        4.22           4.22        7.13 
$75,000 or more                    100.00             6.80             93.20       90.21       84.94       42.11         9.27        2.11           2.11        5.19 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Education                                                                                                                                                            
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            14.84             85.16       73.07       63.34       45.32        24.52        6.80           6.80       17.90 
No high school diploma             100.00            26.58             73.42       45.84       35.66       22.06        43.08       16.48          16.48       32.62 
High school grad,only              100.00            16.43             83.57       71.00       60.95       43.03        27.00        7.24           7.24       19.84 
Some college,no degree             100.00            13.40             86.60       77.63       66.42       43.98        19.74        4.83           4.83       13.03 
Associate degree                   100.00            10.32             89.68       82.50       74.46       54.75        17.17        3.73           3.73       11.03 
Bachelor's degree +                100.00             7.12             92.88       88.15       79.85       62.77        14.48        2.05           2.05       11.20 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Work experience                                                                                                                                                      
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            17.56             82.44       75.30       69.03       48.99        10.63        6.19           6.19        2.79 
Worked during the year             100.00            16.24             83.76       80.28       74.58       57.08         6.19        3.29           3.29        0.57 
 Full-time                         100.00            15.37             84.63       81.98       77.43       64.41         5.22        2.50           2.50        0.36 
 Part-time                         100.00            20.72             79.28       71.61       59.96       19.51        11.16        7.31           7.31        1.62 
Did not work                       100.00            23.62             76.38       52.42       43.57       11.86        30.99       19.49          19.49       13.00 
                                                                                                                                                                     
Firm Size                                                                                                                                                            
(workers age 18-64)                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                     
Total                              100.00            16.24             83.76       80.28       74.58       57.08         6.19        3.29           3.29        0.57 
Less than 25 employees             100.00            27.68             72.32       68.03       56.76       31.64         6.39        4.10           4.10        0.65 
25 to 99 employees                 100.00            18.53             81.47       78.22       73.56       55.98         5.24        3.30           3.30        0.52 
100 to 499 employees               100.00            12.24             87.76       85.11       81.77       66.93         5.22        3.20           3.20        0.59 
500 to 999 employees               100.00            10.72             89.28       86.98       83.70       68.92         5.01        2.79           2.79        0.59 
1000 or more employees             100.00             9.77             90.23       86.81       83.48       69.98         6.83        2.82           2.82        0.52 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 178
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
ALL PEOPLE                                                                                
                                                                                          
Number/Percent                                                                            
                                                                                          
 Total                                       3.01         1.98         7.63          1.88 
                                                                                          
Age                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Under 18 years                               2.94         3.76         0.18          0.37 
 Under 6 years                               3.18         4.08         0.16          0.40 
 6 to 11 years                               2.80         3.66         0.21          0.36 
 12 to 17 years                              2.85         3.55         0.18          0.34 
18 to 24 years                               2.88         2.22         0.15          0.21 
25 to 34 years                               2.20         1.01         0.27          0.60 
35 to 44 years                               2.61         0.93         0.49          0.95 
45 to 54 years                               3.00         0.94         1.14          1.21 
55 to 64 years                               3.78         1.14         3.21          2.14 
Under 65 years                               2.85         1.95         0.70          0.80 
65 years and over                            4.23         2.24        58.71          9.88 
                                                                                          
Sex                                                                                       
                                                                                          
Male                                         3.28         1.95         6.99          1.54 
Female                                       2.76         2.02         8.24          2.21 
                                                                                          
Nativity                                                                                  
                                                                                          
Native                                       3.20         2.05         8.06          1.76 
Foreign-born                                 1.48         1.47         4.05          2.89 
 Naturalized citizen                         2.42         1.60         8.59          4.87 
 Not a citizen                               0.90         1.39         1.25          1.67 
                                                                                          
Region                                                                                    
                                                                                          
Northeast                                    1.64         2.40         8.52          2.17 
Midwest                                      1.92         1.92         8.72          1.36 
South                                        4.13         1.80         7.53          2.16 
West                                         3.55         2.00         5.96          1.75 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 179
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
Household Relationship                                                                    
                                                                                          
In families                                  3.24         2.06         6.31          1.29 
Householders                                 3.45         1.28        10.63          1.67 
 Under 65 years                              3.09         1.14         0.99          0.65 
 65 years and over                           5.31         2.04        61.12          7.03 
 Spouse present                              4.10         1.08        11.95          1.28 
 No spouse present                           1.30         1.94         6.26          2.98 
Spouses of householders                      4.08         1.05        10.30          1.17 
 Under 65 years                              3.84         0.83         0.87          0.34 
 65 years and over                           5.45         2.26        64.24          5.91 
Children of householders                     2.83         3.30         0.27          0.56 
 Under 6 years                               3.37         4.03         0.16          0.38 
 6 to 11 years                               2.95         3.63         0.23          0.35 
 12 to 17 years                              2.93         3.59         0.18          0.33 
 > 17 years                                  2.08         1.94         0.51          1.21 
Other relatives of householders              1.45         2.42         5.47          4.15 
In unrelated subfamilies                     3.13         2.29         0.95          0.35 
Unrelated individuals                        1.87         1.59        14.54          4.93 
                                                                                          
In married-couple families                   3.74         1.69         7.15          1.06 
Husbands                                     4.11         1.06        12.72          1.36 
 Under 65 years                              3.70         0.77         1.07          0.35 
 65 years and over                           5.95         2.35        65.36          5.93 
Wives                                        4.07         1.07         9.52          1.09 
 Under 65 years                              3.83         0.91         0.89          0.37 
 65 years and over                           5.62         2.05        63.60          5.57 
Children under 18 years                      3.50         3.02         0.19          0.26 
 Under 6 years                               3.76         3.39         0.17          0.31 
 6 to 11 years                               3.39         2.93         0.22          0.26 
 12 to 17 years                              3.36         2.73         0.19          0.21 
Table HI02. Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Selected Characteristics for People in the Poverty Universe: 2000                                 180
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction. Poverty universe: unrelated individuals under age 15 are excluded)

                                                    Covered by   Covered by               
                                       Covered by     Medicaid     Medicare    Covered by 
                                 military related  and private  and private  Medicare and 
                                      health care    insurance    insurance      Medicaid 
                                                                                          
In families with female                                                                   
householders, no spouse present              1.19         3.74         3.12          2.19 
Householders                                 0.99         2.24         6.68          3.10 
 Under 65 years                              1.15         3.92         0.46          1.28 
 65 years and over                           1.80         1.22        39.96         14.77 
Children under 18                            1.19         6.10         0.14          0.71 
 Under 6 years                               1.27         6.60         0.00          0.67 
 6 to 11 years                               1.33         5.82         0.23          0.67 
 12 to 17 years                              0.98         5.97         0.17          0.80 
                                                                                          
Household Income                                                                          
                                                                                          
Less than $25,000                            2.55         3.28        13.25          5.61 
$25,000 to $49,999                           3.57         2.30         9.57          1.37 
$50,000 to $74,999                           3.22         1.44         4.91          0.64 
$75,000 or more                              2.70         1.10         3.58          0.46 
                                                                                          
Education                                                                                 
(Persons 18 years and over)                                                               
                                                                                          
Total                                        3.04         1.36        10.25          2.42 
No high school diploma                       1.96         2.13        13.76          6.90 
High school grad,only                        3.06         1.63        12.13          2.27 
Some college,no degree                       4.02         1.15         8.16          1.32 
Associate degree                             4.25         0.93         7.27          1.02 
Bachelor's degree +                          2.56         0.75         7.95          0.85 
                                                                                          
Work experience                                                                           
(Persons age 18 to 64)                                                                    
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.81         1.18         0.91          0.98 
Worked during the year                       2.55         0.91         0.28          0.16 
 Full-time                                   2.48         0.81         0.23          0.08 
 Part-time                                   2.95         1.38         0.58          0.58 
Did not work                                 3.98         2.46         3.79          4.73 
                                                                                          
Firm Size                                                                                 
(workers age 18-64)                                                                       
                                                                                          
Total                                        2.55         0.91         0.28          0.16 
Less than 25 employees                       1.88         0.79         0.28          0.18 
25 to 99 employees                           1.66         0.90         0.15          0.22 
100 to 499 employees                         1.71         1.16         0.34          0.21 
500 to 999 employees                         1.96         1.13         0.32          0.32 
1000 or more employees                       3.66         0.87         0.31          0.10 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032001/health/h02_001.htm